Gayne Whitman

Born: 1890-03-19 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: 1958-08-31

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in 213 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. As Alfred Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name." Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles. He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros. On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician, was the narrator on Lassie and Strange as It Seems, and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation and other programs.

Filmography

1989

Rootin' Tootin' Roundup as Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1966

Sakima and the Masked Marvel as Voice of the Masked Man (archive footage)

1957

The Helen Morgan Story as Big Ed Wallace (uncredited)

1955

Highway Patrol as Dr. Kennedy

1954

Rails Into Laramie

1953

Trouble Along the Way as Lawyer Grummet
One Girl's Confession as District Attorney
The Jazz Singer as Mr. Eskow
Dangerous Crossing as Purser (uncredited)

1952

Big Jim McLain as Dr. Gelster
Strange Fascination as Mr. Lowell

1951

The Living Christ as Judas Iscariot

1947

Faith of Jairus as Narrator
Moon Rockets as Narrator

1946

Tomorrow's Airplane Today: The Story of the Stratocruiser as Narrator (voice)
Prospecting for Petroleum as The Geologist (voice)

1945

Hitchhike to Happiness as Radio Program Announcer (uncredited)
Music in the Sky as Narrator
Blonde Ransom as Reporter (uncredited)

1944

My Gal Loves Music as Announcer
Bordertown Trail as Officer

1942

Reunion in France as Maitre d'hotel (uncredited)
Phantom Killer as District Attorney John W. Rogers

1941

Ziegfeld Girl as Ted (uncredited)
The Lady Eve as Party Guest (uncredited)
Popular Science J-0-5 as Self (Voice)
Gangs Inc. as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Popular Science J-0-4 as Self (Voice)
Popular Science J-0-6 as Self (Voice)
Parachute Battalion as Staff Officer
Play Girl as Jeweller (uncredited)
The Rookie Bear as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1940

I Take This Woman as Dr. Phelps (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder as Harrison
New Moon as First Mate
Popular Science J-0-2 as Self (Voice)
Popular Science J-0-3 as Self (Voice)
Flight Command as Doctor
Lucky Partners as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Popular Science J-0-1 as Self (Voice)
In Old Missouri as Businessman

1939

Blondie Brings Up Baby as Radio Police Officer (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman as New York City Announcer
Land of Liberty as Narrator

1938

Popular Science J-8-1 as Narrator
Smashing the Rackets as News Broadcaster
Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes as Narrator

1937

Little Hiawatha as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Review as Narrator
Popular Science J-7-1 as Narrator

1936

The Texas Rangers as announcer (uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Popular Science J-6-2 as Self (Voice)
Spendthrift as Radio Announcer
The Return of Jimmy Valentine as Radio Actor

1935

Popular Science J-5-1 as Self (Voice)
Page Miss Glory as Radio Show Announcer (uncredited)
Woman Wanted as Attorney (uncredited)
The Old Homestead as Radio Station Executive (uncredited)
The Last Wilderness as Narrator

1934

Stand Up and Cheer! as President (voice)
The Band Plays On as Doctor Wilson
The 9th Guest as Voice of the Host (Uncredited)
Art Trouble as Richard Burton
Mrs. Mortimer Jones Prepares "Dinner for Eight" as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wings Over Ethiopia as Narrator
City of Wax as Narrator
Inyaah (Jungle Goddess) as Narrator

1933

Hollywood on Parade No. A-8

1932

Igloo as Narrator (voice)
Sea Spiders as Narrator (voice)
The Iceless Arctic as Narrator (voice)

1931

Heroes of the Flames as Don Mitchell

1929

Lucky Boy as Mr. Trent

1928

Sailors' Wives as Warren Graves
The Adventurer as The Tornado

1927

Backstage as Frank Carroll
The Woman on Trial as Julie's Lawyer
Too Many Crooks as Marshall Stone
Stolen Pleasures as John Manning

1926

Oh! What a Nurse! as Clive Hunt
A Woman of the Sea as The Novelist from the City
Hell-Bent for Heaven
His Jazz Bride
Sunshine of Paradise Alley as Glen Wathershoon
The Love Toy as Prime Minister
The Night Cry as Miguel Hernández
Exclusive Rights

1925

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted as Jerome Wallace
Three Weeks in Paris as Duke Laporte
His Majesty, Bunker Bean as Bert Hollins
The Love Hour as Attorney
The Pleasure Buyers as Genne Cassenas

1921

If Women Only Knew as Professor Storey

1919

A Trick of Fate as Richard Crane
The End of the Game as Frank Miller
The Best Man as Jefferson Hathaway (as Alfred Whitman)

1918

Desert Law as Donald McLane
A Gentleman's Agreement as Allen Spargo
Baree, Son of Kazan as Jim Carvel (as Alfred Whitman)
The Girl from Beyond as Geoffrey Hampden / George Hammond
Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers as Ross Cavanaugh
The Sea Flower as Truxton Darnley
The Home Trail as Tom Evans
The Wild Strain as Harold Burton
Tongues of Flame as L'Eau Darmant

1917

Princess of the Dark as Jack Rockwell (as Alfred Vosburgh)
The Serpent's Tooth as Sid Lennox
Sunlight's Last Raid as Jack Conway
Money Madness as Tom Williams (as Alfred Vosburgh)
Shackles of Truth as Luther Snaith
Environment as Arnold Brice

1916

Her Father's Son as Lt. Richard Harkness
The Code of Honor as Capt. Frank Marvin
The Road to Love as Karan (as Alfred Vosburgh)
The Touch on the Key as Jimmy Lorman
Jealousy's First Wife as Randolph Truax
Life's Harmony as Gordon Howard
The Quicksands of Deceit as Hugh Conway
Professor Jeremy's Experiment as Thorpe Willis
The Silken Spider as Rev. Lewis Dunston
The Holly House as Rolin Henderson
Realization as Carl
The Gentle Conspiracy as Bob Fillmore
Tangled Skeins as Randall Wellington
The Little Troubadour as Frank Towne
Enchantment as The Faun's Mate
Four Months as Billy Carrington
The Counterfeit Earl as Ralph Collum
The Atonement as Dick Stanton
Pastures Green as Bruce Blake

1913

The Sign of the Snake as Secondary Role
The Pitfall as Jim Bell